Strong vs Weak Operator Topology
The strong and weak operator topologies on the bounded operators of a Hilbert space.
Let be a Hilbert space and its bounded linear operators. A net in converges to :
- in the strong operator topology (SOT) if for every ;
- in the weak operator topology (WOT) if for every .
Remarks
SOT convergence implies WOT convergence. Neither implication reverses to operator-norm convergence in general.
Examples
- If in operator norm, then in both SOT and WOT.